Decatur Democrat, Volume 39, Number 20, Decatur, Adams County, 2 August 1895 — Page 7

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RACE mOTIN ALABAMA Deputy Sheriff's Shot Down While Attempting to Arrest a Negro, NUMBER OF NEGROES KILLED lataaM Ksaltamaat at th* Hnaaa of the TratibU, Which la at the Mlnla* Towa of Brook.lda, Near IMrialagham—Both Mm Arc Arawd aad Moro Trouble la Veaipd. Bduhngham. July 81.—Th* mining town of Brookaide, 15 miles west of here, vat in a state of panic leaf night over a race riot which occurred yeeterday, resulting in the death of two deputy sheriff! and a number of negroes. The fight, which lasted for over an hour, was between an organized band of white miners, headed by Deputy Sheriffs A. T. Wood and Joel Baxter, who were trying to arrest Jitn Biggers, a negro, and a crowd of the letter's friends. Over 150 shots were fired. Mine Boss Culverhouse of the Sloss Iron and Steel company discharged Biggers for a violation of mine rules. Biggers remained about the place making threats. He refused to leave the company's premises, and a warrant was sworn out for his arrest for trespassing. Deputy Sheriff Wood and Special Deputy Baxter went to arrest Biggers. As they approached Biggers fired upon them with a Winchester rifle. A bullet passed through Wood's head and another through his heart, killing him instantly. Baxter was mortally wounded, but was able to get back to the camp and give the alarm. The white miners at once organized and went to arrest. Biggers. The latter in the meantime had called iu a number of his negro friends, and when the two parties met a pitched battle resulted, the negroes fleeing to the woods. It is uow said that half a dozen or mori negroes were shot down, several of whom were killed outright and the oth-‘ ers badly wounded. Whethef-any of the whites were wounded or not cannot be learned. The names of the killed and wounded negroes could not be had. The town of Brookside is in a state of great excitement, every man in town being armed. Shooting was kept up at intervals of two hours or more. Late last night word reached here from the telegraph operator at Brookside, who is locked in his office, that an attack by the negroes is feared. When the first news of the fight reached here last night Sheriff Morrow and Chief of Police McDonald summoned all the available officers and a car load of them started at 11 o’clock for the scene of riot. Deputy Wood, who was killed was ex-sheriff of Talladega county. It is believed that the arrival of the force of officers from this city will restore quiet and that no further demonstration will be made by the negroes. Trouble between the white and black miners employed by rhe Sloss Iron and Steel company at Brookside has been brewing for some time. There has always been ill-feeling between the two races, and it needed but the first shot of last night’s riot to bring on a fight. PECULIAR PHENOMENON. Big Well Caving In, But Where Is the tiHrth Going To? Monmouth, Ills., July 81.—A well 10 feet in diameter is being constructed for the water works at Kirkwood. A depth of 60 feet had been attained, with seven feet of water, when two workmen at the bottom noticed a terrible pressure against the curbing. They had barely reached the top when the sides disappeared in a yawning abyss. The earth has continued to disappear until the aperture is 20 feet at the top and apparently double that at the bottom. The direction of the caving is northwest, where the ground appears loose and shaky. As the enginehouse is in direct line of the sinking, its early disappearance is . anticipated. There seems to be no cause apparent and the citizens are beebming alarmed. Cholera and Yellow Fever. Washington, July 31. —The Marine hospital service has received reports from its special agents at Osaka and Hiogo, Japan, saying that during the week ended July 8, there were 104 cases and 79 deaths ffoin cholera. At Havana during the week ended July 25 there were 70 new eases and 25 deaths from yellow fever. Nails 50 Cents Per Keg Higher. Pittsbubg’, July 31.—The wire nail manufacturers will advance the price of nails 50 cents per keg in the price lists that will be sent out tomorrow. The advance is said to be the result of the consolidated wire and nail company having gotten control of almost the entire production of the country. Cohfenges Hi, Guitt.' ■ St. Louis, July 31. —Emmet Divers, who assaulted and murdered. Mrs. J. W. Cain near Fulton, Mo., last week, and who was brought to |his city to escape lynching at the hands of an infuriated mob, has confessed his guilt. He is in jail and expects to hang. Army Worm In Oklahoma. Hennessey, July 31.—Army worms have made their appearance in some places in this vicinity and are doing groat damage to alfalfa, kaffir corn and some of the late corn, though most of it is beyond damage. Hot, winds have damaged late corn some. .■.^s-—: — Disturbances In Portugal. Lisbon, July 31.—Serious street disturbances have occurred here in consequence of rumors- that priests haye been guilty of child stealing. In a number ' of instances priests liavo been attacked , by mobs and several of them been , injured. ■ , | Accident to Senator Stewart. | Washington, July 31. —Senator Stew- ( art of Nevada met with a painful accident last niglit. In alighting from a .•ar his knee caught in a handlerail and I

PLEASANT MILLS. •Judge Bobo, of Decatur cave onr town a business call last week. A. M. Fuller is paying!.the highest market price lor grain. Several of our citizens Sundayed at Decatur with relatives and friends Quite a number of this place contemplate going to Berne next Saturday to see the blowout. B. Brown, the elocutionist; was the principal feature at "the concert last Saturday evening. Several of our citizens attended the funeral of Auditor France last Saturday at Decatur. Grant Roebuck left last Monday for Grand Rapids, Mich., after a week’s visit here with trie ads. The Georgia fever is quite prevalent with onr people here. Oh, how they are longinr for a home in Georgia. Dr. J. W. Vizard says there are reveral cases of fever in the neighborhood. A. J. Wood, the merchant, went to Wren, Ohio, last Tuesday to invoice the stock of goods owned by Mosher Brothers Mrs. Jacob Martz and Mrs. Abe Hocker, of Monroe, and Mrs. John Martz, of Berne, were the guests of Henry Martz and family last Tuesday. The Berne band boys were on our streets last Monday, and presented us with some sweet strains of music from their instrumentalites. Come again boys. An exchange says: Gossip is like butter, people spread it, then swallow it. But we are inclined to think the gossip that is going tbe rounds here is too thin to spread. LIJfN GROVE L,Mrs.'-l»cob Kreps is not expected to recover ftomher present illness. TM' Neuenschwander is sporting a unique iron fence in front of his residence. A. A. Rinehart, of Ft. Wayne, is she guest of Peter Weisbrodt and family. The Hartford Oil Co., have arranged to sink a well on the farm of Solomon Mosser. Frederick and Peter Hoffman attended the funeral of W. H. H. France it Decatur. The quarries of Meschberger. Ensley rnd F. and E. Neaderhouser has been tonsol idated. Edwin Heller and Theo. Schlagenhauf were at Ft. Wayne on Monday md Tuesday. Benj. Meschberger and Albert Lindsey have opened a quarry on the crossing of the north line of Hartford township. Rev. W. S. Kent, of Cherubusco and Rev T E. Stewart of Markle, preached at the Baptist and Christian churches on the Sabbath. O. P. Eversole, the northern Indiana manager of the Mutual Life Insurance Co., was here in the interest of the company last Monday and Tuesday. Talt'erd Runyon is moving both his house and barn from the center of h s farm to the public highway on the south. Peter Baumgartner is doing the work. L. C. Miller and wife, Mrs H 11. Smith, of Decatur and Mrs. Catharine Conroy, of Valparaiso, attended church at the Baptist church last Sunday. The last two named were guests of the family of John Huffman. 'Flie following list of trustees will explain to our readers the political com-'’ plexion of the new board. We also >ive the the retiring trustees Monday the new ones will qualify: I nion township—new, J; D Nidlinger d: old. Wm. Erwin d Root —new. L W, Lewton d; old. Isaac Brown d. Preble—new, Louis Frncbte. d: old. llenfy Dirkson d. Kirkland—new, Jonathan Bowers d; old, Joshua Bright d. .Washington,—new. John Steele d; old. Henry Voglewede d. St. Marys—new, Wm, Smith s r; old, Joseph Smith r. Bine Creek—new, Jacob Wechter d; old. JacobJVechter d Monroe—new. Win. Schug d; old. A, Gottschalk d. French—new, C. E. Stuckey d: old, J. Nenenschwander d. Hartford—new, Wm. Hall d; old, Fred Hoffman d. Wabash—new, Wm. Brown r; old. Eli Rieses d. Jefferson —new, Vance Buckmaster d; old, Martin Laughlin fl. Blue Creek townsh'ip elected a Republican trustee by one vote. The People's party and the Democrats divided the vote so that the Republican was elected by one vote, but before the time come to qualify he moved to Indianapolis, ami. the old : trustee will continue in office for the next tour years ■■■■ ‘ ~ , Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder

TOITWIIIIHGLIIIi Desperate Break of a Cleveland Rohber For Liberty. SHOOTING AT HIS PURSUERS. None as the Crowd Charing the Fleeing Man Hit by the Bullata—Botroate Into a Large OMeo Building, aad After a Desperate Struggle la Secured by aa Oflloer. Clkvf.i,am>, Aug. I.— Two men made a bold attempt to rob the safe of the Bartholomew Brewing company on Michigan street yesterday. One of them engaged the engaged the bookkeeper in conversation, while the other quietly slipped into a rear office, and when discovered by the bookkeeper wm busily at work on the safe. An alarm was immediately raised and both of the thieves started down the street with a crowd behind them yelling “Stop thief." A policeman soon overtook one of the men, who drew a revolver, and after a short struggle, broke away with a pair of handcuffs dangling to one of his wrists. The fugitive ran a short distance and then turned and deliberately fired several shots at the policeman, who promptly-returned the fire, none of the shots hitting anyone. The thief agaiu ran and dashed into the building occupied by the Sherwin Williams company and up several flights of stairs. The thief reached the fourth floor and there he was cornered at a window by several of the employes. Then a fight took place. The fellow was desperate. He knocked down several men and threw three out of the window. There was a roof of a lower building just below the window and the men falling upon this escaped injury. A policeman arrived at this point and with a blow of his fist laid the fellow low. The handcuffs were quickly snapped into place and the policeman then hustled the prisoner to the central station. He gave the name of Joseph Rawson and said he was 28 years old. The second thief was not captured. QUEER DIVORCE COMPLAINT. “Kales of Conduct" as Laid Down by a Michigan Wife. St. Johns, Mich., Aug. I.—Henry E. Walbridge, a leading attorney of this city, has been granted a divorce uixm some unique testimony. He was married in 1872 to Lillian Miles. The bride had musical aspirations, and wanted to go to Italy to study music. Walbridge could not supply the money and trouble began. One day she walked into the office and laid down a long document which she wanted him to sign. This document was headed: “Prescribed Rules of Conduct,” and in it Walbridge was to be allowed to dp certain things only. He was not to go out of town without permission; was not allowed to stop at the foot of the office stairs, because a pretty girl had. an office there, and there were a lot of other rules that Walbridge was supposed to follow. He at first refused to sign, but Mrs. Walbridge conquered, and Walbridge not only signed the document, but secured the ? 1,000 to send her to Italy. When Walbridge married, he had -$75,W0, which, he testified, he spent on bis wife. ' The court gave him a divorce. Whisky Trust Litigation. Chicago, Aug. I.—The whisky trust litigation came up in the United States court yesterday and the Greenhut-Mor-ris faction Was again defeated in an effort to postpone the sale of the trust .plants. Judge Seaman was notified that an agreement had been made between the attorneys- to argue a motion to have the decree entered by Judge Showalter regarding the sale of the property corrected. The motion was made by Judge Moran and Levy Mayer on the part of Stockholder Olmstead who had pars of the original stock. The object was to have the order of Judge Showalter modified so, that Olmstead could appeal, but the motion was denied by Judge Seaman, and the sale of the whisky properties will take place as was ordered, • - ’ Guatemala Procrastinating. City-of Mexico, Aug. I.—lt is beginning to be feared here that Giiate- > mala is playing fast and loose with regard to her'treaty obligations, as TtTs owing to her procrastination that the survey is not proceeding. Mexico is ready, but Guatemala,, says her chief engineer is in the United States and nothing can be d'one until, he, returns. It is surmised that Guatemala still hopes for a Central American uirftrn. vdfen her associates, the other Central American countries, will take the ground she hail no right to cede territory to Mexico. Should Laarn t«» Swim. Jefferson City, Mo.. Aug.' I.—A strange phenomena was witnessed here yesterday. Dining the day deal fish -by the million have been floating down the Missouri /fiver. Three, species of fish were observed —buffalo, drum and carp —and none of them weigh in excess of four pounds. State Game Warden Heriry’s opinion is that the unprecedented floods of the nast few <lsiv. washed the iish out of .smalleiastreayis up the fiver with sufficient force to kill them. Confesseii Judgment. Cincinnati, Aug. I.—Jhe Standard Wagon company yesterday confessed ; judgment on three judgment .notes, for I $31,474 to the Merchants’ National 1 bank. Several years ago ’ the concern made an assignment with 000 liabilities. The assignment was raised and the liabilities have been reduced to 8-100,000. There was uo assignment and no indications of one yesterday. Voluntary Liquidation. —Kansas-City, Aug. I.—The Dollar savings bank yesterday went ihto voluntary liquidation for the purpose of 7 retiring from burinessi- The bank officers ' determined’tj?: etisemrtinuo. business beJjajlsedt: was hb' longer, jjroffi&blc.—4t4s, paying dollar for dollar. The bank’s I 00 A ‘St rxirrtinL.

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